Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe

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Can particle beams be used to treat cancer? Jul 24, 2025

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Daniel and Kelly talk about the practical application of particle beams: precisely targeting and killing cancer cells.

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Could stars have black holes at their cores? Jul 22, 2025

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Daniel and Kelly dive deep into the event horizon and discuss an outlandish theory of stars with black hole cores.

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Going under: The history and mechanisms of general anesthesia Jul 17, 2025

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Daniel and Kelly explore the history of general anesthesia, and what we know (or don't know) about how it works.

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Listener Questions #14 Jul 15, 2025

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Daniel and Kelly answer questions about how quantum fields make bananas, how colds mutate and whether data has mass.

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How to become a parasite Jul 10, 2025

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Daniel and Kelly talk about whether or not dinosaurs had parasites, how often parasitism has popped up in the tree of life, and more.

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Should we be worried about overpopulation or depopulation? Jul 08, 2025

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Daniel and Kelly talk to the authors of "After The Spike", who argue that humanity is on a dangerous path to depopulation.

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Listener Questions #13 Jul 03, 2025

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Daniel and Kelly talk about warty comb jellies, white holes, and humpback whale navigation.

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How do we know what elements the Universe is made of? Jul 01, 2025

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Daniel and Kelly trace the history of how we figured out what elements the stars are made of, featuring naked Greeks, hiking Scots, and villainous Harvard profs.

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Why are stars different colors? Jun 26, 2025

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Daniel and Kelly dive deep into the hearts of stars to explain why they all twinkle a little differently.

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Did Colossal bring back the dire wolf? Jun 24, 2025

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Daniel and Kelly talk about de-extinction.

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